Whimsicott
Whimsicott is a Grass/Fairy-type Pokémon, the Windveiled Pokémon, number 547 (#0547) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 5 and comes from the Unova region. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 6.6 kg.
Whimsicott is the Windveiled Pokémon, a Grass and Fairy prankster that rides whirlwinds into people's homes, hides important things and scatters cotton everywhere. If it gets wet, the Sword Pokédex says, it becomes too heavy to move and has to answer for its mischief.
How to pronounce Whimsicott
Whimsicott is pronounced WIM-zih-kot. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Whimsicott said out loud:
In Japanese it is エルフーン (Elfuun).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Whimsicott is a small, brown, two-legged Pokémon, 0.7 m tall and 6.6 kg, with a mane of cotton-like fluff on its back, neck and forehead and green lobes like curled horns on either side of its face. A green, star-shaped calyx sits behind it. The Pokédex says it can slip through any gap, however small, and that its cotton keeps growing in sunlight until it tears off the excess and scatters it.
Behaviour
Whimsicott is a notorious prankster. It sneaks in, hides important things, moves furniture and leaves balls of cotton behind, and the Sun Pokédex says it giggles to itself before it takes off. It has no fixed home and floats about on whirling winds, and the Moon Pokédex says a strong gust can blow the cotton right off its head.
Habitat
The Ultra Moon Pokédex says it does not live in a fixed location. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in the Coastal Biome of Blueberry Academy's Terarium.
Powers
Whimsicott's Abilities are Prankster, which gives its status moves priority, and Infiltrator; Chlorophyll is hidden. It attacks with Moonblast, Hurricane and Energy Ball and disrupts with Cotton Guard, Tailwind, Helping Hand and Stun Spore. Its base Speed of 116 is the highest of any Generation V Grass type.
Name origin
Whimsicott may combine 'whimsical' and 'cotton'. The Japanese name is Elfuun (エルフーン), possibly from 'elf' and either fū ('wind') or 'typhoon'.
Design inspiration
Atsuko Nishida designed Whimsicott. Bulbapedia says it is modelled on a blooming cotton boll and a sheep, may recall the medieval legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary, and wanders like a tumbleweed. Its mischief resembles impish folklore creatures such as Brazil's Saci. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Whimsicott evolves from Cottonee with a Sun Stone and has no further evolution.
In the games
Whimsicott first appears in Black and White, where wild ones live in Black's Pinwheel Forest and Lostlorn Forest. Sword and Shield has it in Max Raid Battles, and the Expansion Pass adds the Crown Tundra's Ballimere Lake. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in The Indigo Disk's Coastal Biome and in 4-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles at Blueberry Academy. It is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Whimsicott's animated series debut came in 'Clash of the Connoisseurs!', where the disguised Burgundy judged one as a possible partner for Marigold. In 'Unrest at the Nursery!', Layla looks after a Whimsicott that is accidentally hit by a Vullaby's Punishment.
Fun facts
- In an interview, designer Atsuko Nishida humorously named the Japanese grilled mutton dish Genghis Khan as one of Whimsicott's inspirations.
- In the Pokémon Masters animated trailer, a Lass's Whimsicott traps Brock's Onix with Leech Seed before Pikachu's Thunder knocks it out.
- In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Ultimate, it is seen in the Unova Pokémon League stage's backdrop.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 67
- Defense: 85
- Sp. Atk: 77
- Sp. Def: 75
- Speed: 116
Whimsicott’s base stat total is 480. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Whimsicott weak to?
Whimsicott takes extra damage from Poison (4×), Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Fighting (½×), Ground (½×), Dark (½×).
It is immune to Dragon moves.
Evolution
What does Whimsicott evolve from?
Whimsicott evolves from Cottonee (Sun Stone).
Whimsicott is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Cottonee, Whimsicott.
Abilities
- Prankster: Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
- Infiltrator: Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.
- Chlorophyll (hidden ability): Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
Moves
Moves Whimsicott learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 |
| 1 | Hurricane | Flying | Special | 110 |
| 1 | Cotton Guard | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 |
| 1 | Tailwind | Flying | Status | — |
| 1 | Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — |
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Memento | Dark | Status | — |
| 1 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — |
| 1 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — |
| 1 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 1 | Cotton Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 |
| 1 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Fairy Wind | Fairy | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Gust | Flying | Special | 40 |
TM moves (36)
Whimsicott can learn 36 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Fake Tears, Protect, Thief, Facade, Swift, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Rest, Taunt, Substitute, Giga Drain, Tailwind, Shadow Ball, Energy Ball, Psychic, Encore, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Grassy Terrain, Misty Terrain, Giga Impact, Hurricane, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Grassy Glide, Endeavor.
Egg moves (5):Beat Up, Memento, Switcheroo, Tickle, Worry Seed.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Grass, Fairy.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 168.
Pokédex entries
As long as this Pokémon bathes in sunlight, its cotton keeps growing. If too much cotton fluff builds up, Whimsicott tears it off and scatters it. (Shield)
It scatters cotton all over the place as a prank. If it gets wet, it'll become too heavy to move and have no choice but to answer for its mischief. (Sword)
Whimsicott doesn't live in a fixed location. It floats around on whirling winds, appearing all over the place to perform its mischief. (Ultra Moon)
This nuisance sneaks into people's homes, where it hides important things and scatters cotton all over the place. (Ultra Sun)
This Pokémon appears, riding upon the wind. But if the wind gusts up, it'll blow the cotton on this Pokémon's head clean off. (Moon)
It rides on the wind and slips into people's homes. After it has turned a room into a cottonfilled mess, it giggles to itself and takes off. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | エルフーン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Elfuun |
| French | Farfaduvet |
| German | Elfun |
| Spanish | Whimsicott |
| Italian | Whimsicott |
| Korean | 엘풍 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 风妖精 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 風妖精 |
Trivia
- Fastest Grass type in Gen 5: 116 Speed.
- Taller than 34% of all Pokémon (0.7 m).
- Heavier than 20% of all Pokémon (6.6 kg).
- Base stat total 480, ranked #405 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #49 of 1,025.
- One of 5 Pokémon that are both Grass and Fairy.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 54 of 156 Pokémon introduced in Generation 5 (Unova).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 53 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Whimsicott (Pokémon), Serebii: Whimsicott (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (WIM-zih-kot): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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